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Yakuza Papers (The) (Battles Without Honor & Humanity) Boxed Set (1973-1974)
Based on an actual gang boss's memoirs, The Yakuza Papers plunges the audience into a gritty, brutal, violent newsreel of a three-decade struggle for power of Shakespearean complexity, a nihilistic epic unlike any other.Director: Kinji Fukasaku
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Vol. 1: "Battles Without Honor & Humanity"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC TWO
* Vol. 2: "Deadly Fight in Hiroshima"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC THREE
* Vol. 3: "Proxy War"
Theatrical Trailers
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC FOUR
* Vol. 4: "Police Tactics"
Theatrical Trailers:
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC FIVE
* Vol. 5: "Final Episode"
Theatrical Trailers:
- Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor & Humanity (3:16)
- Vol. 2: Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (3:34)
- Vol. 3: Proxy War (3:13)
- Vol. 4: Police Tactics (3:38)
- Vol. 5: Final Episode (3:09)
- Street Mobster (2:42)
- Graveyard Of Honor (3:32)
Director’s filmography (8 pages)
DISC SIX
"Friedkin on Fukasaku" interview with illiam Friedkin (9:25)
"Jitsuroku: Reinventing the Yakuza Genre" video essay (19:30)
"Boryoku: Fukasaku and the Art of Violence" interview and behind-the-scenes footage with Kinji Fukasaku (12:07)
"Kantoku: Remembering Fukasaku" featurette (20:40)
"Kaplan on the Yakuza" interview with David Kaplan, chief investigative reporter for U.S. News and World Report (12:15)
"Translating Fukasaku" interview with subtitler Linda Hoaglund (10:39) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:6-disc fold-out digi-pack in limited edition tin slipcase.
Includes a 16-page booklet, featuring essays and articles by Patrick Macias and Tom Mes.
Also includes The Yakuza Wars of Hiroshima 12-page fold-out Viewer's Guide highlighting all the major players, wars, killings, arrests, and consolidations that occur throughout all five volumes in The Yakuza Papers series. -
Easter eggs:"Yubistsume" featurette (2:28)
- On DISC SIX, highlight "Translating Fukasaku", press left or right and press enter. -
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OVERALL: R1
Only version currently available.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Home Vision Entertainment - No cuts
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